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C# F A#m F#
My mama always said I would regret it
C# F A#m F#
if I ever got a tattoo.
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She said I'd never get a job like I ever wanted
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one with that attitude.
[Verse 2]
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My dad said I had to learn to drive a stick shift
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but every van I ever had was an automatic.
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My friends said someday I would make it big
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but I'm still living in the basement.
[Chorus]
C# F A#m F#
I'm just as broke as the day I was born
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but I still make it work just like everybody else does.
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It's all just a cruel joke and everybody knows
C# F A#m F# (C)
there's no way out. Well, who's laughing now?
[Interlude]
| C# | F | A#m | F# |
[Verse 3]
C# F A#m F#
The TV said that I would never get a girlfriend
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unless I had a six pack and smoked cigarettes.
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Well, I've got a couple extra pounds and the hottest girl in
C# F A#m F# C#
town, she don't mind having a little more of me to go around.
[Chorus]
F A#m F# C#
I'm just as broke as the day I was born but I still make it
F A#m F# C#
work just like everybody else does.
F A#m F# C#
It's all just a cruel joke and everybody knows there's no
F A#m F# C#
way out. Well, who's laughing now?
F A#m F# C#
Who's laughing now?
F A#m F# C#
Who's laughing now?
F A#m F# C#
Who's laughing now?
[Interlude]
| F | A#m | F# | C# |
[Verse 4]
F A#m F# C#
The preacher told me this was the only just a pipe dream
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and I've been burning both ends seven days a week.
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But, baby, I just paid rent making music with my friends,
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it ain't much but it could be the start of something big.
[End-Chorus]
F A#m F# C#
I'm just as broke as the day I was born but I
F A#m F# C#
still make it work just like everybody else does.
F A#m F# C#
It's all just a cruel joke and everybody knows there's no
F A#m F# C#
way out. Well, who's laughing now?
F A#m F# C#
(My mama always said I would regret it) Who's laughing now?
F A#m F# C#
(If I ever got a tattoo) Who's laughing now?
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(She said I'd never get a job like I ever wanted one) Who's laughing now?
F A#m F# C#
(With that attitude) Who's laughing now?
F A#m F# C#
(My dad said I had to learn to drive a stick shift) Who's laughing now?
F A#m F# C#
(But every van I ever had was an automatic) Who's laughing now?
F A#m F# C#
(My friends said someday I would make it big) Who's laughing now?
F A#m F# C#
(But I'm still living in the basement) Who's laughing now?